Russian trade in goods with Kuwait in Q1 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $173,831,249, up 10.75% ($16,870,926) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $173,826,385, up 10.82% ($16,965,452) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $4,864, down 95.11% ($94,526) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $173,821,521, a 10.88% increase ($17,059,978) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Kuwait was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 76th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1125% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1104% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Kuwait was Russia’s 57th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 63rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1884% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1763% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Kuwait was Russia’s 175th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 151st in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0002% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 97.54% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (97.86% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $37,725,285;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,697,792;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $966,991;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $572,736.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $26,364,626;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $660,348;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $554,575.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 149,761 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 48,553 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,702 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 6,520 | 0.00 | 3,120 | 108.97 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 572,736 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 30,506 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 113,523 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 36,343 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 8,403 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,981 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,503 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 77,892 | 0.04 | 82,723 | -5.84 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 44,436 | 0.03 | 36,782 | 20.81 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 83 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 12,275 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 54,077 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9,149 | 0.01 | 5,638 | 62.27 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 5,598 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 511,678 | 0.29 | 611,974 | -16.39 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 81,963 | 0.05 | 936 | 8,656.73 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,097 | 0.00 | 24,348 | -70.85 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 547,487 | 0.31 | 156,513 | 249.80 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 516,080 | 0.30 | 1,176,428 | -56.13 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,317 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 31,893 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,447 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 37,962 | 0.02 | 51,353 | -26.08 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 8,218 | 0.00 | 196,321 | -95.81 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 51,278 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 26,364,626 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,022,429 | 2.89 | 324,637 | 1,447.09 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 164,518,355 | 94.65 | 126,793,070 | 29.75 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,478 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,257 | 0.00 | 4,470 | -71.88 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 255 | -97.65 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 849 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1 | 0.00 | 12,117 | -99.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 199,003 | 0.11 | 161,506 | 23.22 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 1,108,153 | 0.64 | 141,162 | 685.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 167 | 0.00 | 12,543 | -98.67 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16,357 | 0.01 | 570,932 | -97.14 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 16,688 | 0.01 | 30,555 | -45.38 |
| SS | Classified | 44,095 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (89.68% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (8.66% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (1.57% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $83,650;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $8,607;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,563;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $556;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $83;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $67.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,864 | 100.00 | 88,514 | -94.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 556 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,563 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,607 | -100.00 |